A car's rear-view mirror is replaced with a concave mirror of the same size. What is the most likely consequence for the image of a car far behind?

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A car's rear-view mirror is replaced with a concave mirror of the same size. What is the most likely consequence for the image of a car far behind? — Exam MCQ

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D. Inverted, and potentially larger or smaller depending on position — For an object beyond the focus, a concave mirror forms a real, inverted image. It is diminished beyond the centre of curvature and enlarged between the centre and focus; a very distant car gives a diminished image.

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A. Always virtual, erect and diminished

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B. Always virtual, erect and magnified

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C. Always virtual, inverted and diminished

A car's rear-view mirror is replaced with a concave mirror of the same size. What is the most likely consequence for the image of a car far behind?

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